Cities in Texas by residents who moved from another state in the past year
Copperas Cove, TX had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 256 cities in 2023, at 7.6%. Robstown, TX had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for Texas was 2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copperas Cove, TX | 7.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 2 | Lavon, TX | 7.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 3 | Ingleside, TX | 6.4 | +2 pts |
| 4 | Dripping Springs, TX | 6.2 | +4 pts |
| 5 | Harker Heights, TX | 6 | +0.3 pts |
| 6 | Killeen, TX | 5.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 7 | Wichita Falls, TX | 5.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 8 | Converse, TX | 5.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 9 | Lakeway, TX | 4.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 10 | Round Rock, TX | 4.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 11 | Melissa, TX | 4.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 12 | Southlake, TX | 4.6 | 0 pts |
| 13 | Addison, TX | 4.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 14 | Grapevine, TX | 4.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 14 | Mont Belvieu, TX | 4.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 16 | Nederland, TX | 4.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 17 | Webster, TX | 4.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 18 | Forest Hill, TX | 4 | +1.2 pts |
| 19 | Canyon, TX | 3.9 | -1 pts |
| 20 | Cibolo, TX | 3.8 | -0 pts |
| 21 | Austin, TX | 3.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 22 | College Station, TX | 3.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 22 | Temple, TX | 3.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 24 | Granbury, TX | 3.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 25 | Wylie, TX | 3.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 26 | Rockwall, TX | 3.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 27 | Waco, TX | 3.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 28 | Universal City, TX | 3.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 29 | Prosper, TX | 3.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 30 | Huntsville, TX | 3.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 31 | McKinney, TX | 3.6 | 0 pts |
| 32 | New Braunfels, TX | 3.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 33 | Frisco, TX | 3.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 34 | Azle, TX | 3.5 | +1 pts |
| 35 | Georgetown, TX | 3.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 36 | Leander, TX | 3.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 37 | Texarkana, TX | 3.3 | +1 pts |
| 38 | La Marque, TX | 3.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 39 | Pampa, TX | 3.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 40 | Cedar Park, TX | 3.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 41 | The Colony, TX | 3.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 42 | Denton, TX | 3.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 43 | Benbrook, TX | 3.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 44 | Keller, TX | 3.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 45 | University Park, TX | 3.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 46 | Bonham, TX | 3 | -0.3 pts |
| 47 | Anna, TX | 3 | -0.3 pts |
| 48 | Plano, TX | 3 | +0.2 pts |
| 49 | Rosenberg, TX | 2.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 50 | Fairview, TX | 2.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 51 | Sherman, TX | 2.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 52 | Robinson, TX | 2.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 53 | San Marcos, TX | 2.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 54 | Bryan, TX | 2.8 | 0 pts |
| 55 | Freeport, TX | 2.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 56 | Conroe, TX | 2.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 56 | San Angelo, TX | 2.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 58 | Katy, TX | 2.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 59 | Stephenville, TX | 2.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 60 | Kyle, TX | 2.6 | +1 pts |
| 61 | Belton, TX | 2.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 62 | Farmers Branch, TX | 2.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 63 | Irving, TX | 2.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 64 | Humble, TX | 2.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 65 | Abilene, TX | 2.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 66 | Lubbock, TX | 2.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 66 | Odessa, TX | 2.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 68 | Coppell, TX | 2.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 69 | Paris, TX | 2.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 70 | Richardson, TX | 2.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 71 | Lago Vista, TX | 2.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 71 | Pflugerville, TX | 2.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 73 | Allen, TX | 2.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 73 | Galena Park, TX | 2.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 73 | Roanoke, TX | 2.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 76 | El Paso, TX | 2.4 | -0 pts |
| 77 | Fredericksburg, TX | 2.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 78 | Orange, TX | 2.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 79 | Forney, TX | 2.3 | -0 pts |
| 80 | Lewisville, TX | 2.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 81 | Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 2.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 81 | Selma, TX | 2.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 83 | Burkburnett, TX | 2.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 84 | Little Elm, TX | 2.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 85 | Dallas, TX | 2.2 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Schertz, TX | 2.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 87 | Denison, TX | 2.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 88 | Buda, TX | 2.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 89 | Angleton, TX | 2.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 89 | Midland, TX | 2.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 91 | San Antonio, TX | 2.1 | -0 pts |
| 92 | Flower Mound, TX | 2 | -0.4 pts |
| 93 | Lufkin, TX | 2 | 0 pts |
| 93 | Texas City, TX | 2 | +0.6 pts |
| 93 | Watauga, TX | 2 | -0.3 pts |
| 96 | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | -0.2 pts |
| 97 | Bastrop, TX | 2 | +0.4 pts |
| 97 | Midlothian, TX | 2 | +0.4 pts |
| 97 | Royse City, TX | 2 | +0.2 pts |
| 100 | Brenham, TX | 2 | +0.8 pts |
| 100 | Burleson, TX | 2 | -0.1 pts |
| 102 | Bedford, TX | 2 | +0.3 pts |
| 102 | Galveston, TX | 2 | -0.5 pts |
| 104 | Helotes, TX | 2 | +0.5 pts |
| 105 | Alamo, TX | 1.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 106 | Lumberton, TX | 1.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 106 | Saginaw, TX | 1.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 106 | Trophy Club, TX | 1.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 109 | Missouri City, TX | 1.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 110 | Cedar Hill, TX | 1.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 111 | La Porte, TX | 1.9 | 0 pts |
| 111 | Rowlett, TX | 1.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 113 | Houston, TX | 1.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 114 | Princeton, TX | 1.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 115 | Lake Jackson, TX | 1.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 116 | Marshall, TX | 1.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 117 | Carrollton, TX | 1.8 | -0 pts |
| 117 | Clute, TX | 1.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 119 | Alvin, TX | 1.8 | 0 pts |
| 119 | Boerne, TX | 1.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 119 | North Richland Hills, TX | 1.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 122 | Amarillo, TX | 1.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 122 | Stafford, TX | 1.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 124 | Big Spring, TX | 1.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 124 | Dickinson, TX | 1.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 124 | Nacogdoches, TX | 1.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 124 | Waxahachie, TX | 1.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 128 | Del Rio, TX | 1.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 128 | Gatesville, TX | 1.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 128 | Sugar Land, TX | 1.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 131 | Corinth, TX | 1.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 131 | Longview, TX | 1.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 131 | Richmond, TX | 1.7 | 0 pts |
| 134 | Glenn Heights, TX | 1.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 135 | Arlington, TX | 1.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 136 | Corpus Christi, TX | 1.7 | 0 pts |
| 136 | Kingsville, TX | 1.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 136 | Live Oak, TX | 1.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 139 | Bellaire, TX | 1.6 | 0 pts |
| 140 | Greenville, TX | 1.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 141 | Providence Village, TX | 1.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 142 | Uvalde, TX | 1.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 143 | Bay City, TX | 1.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 143 | Sanger, TX | 1.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 145 | Portland, TX | 1.6 | 0 pts |
| 145 | Taylor, TX | 1.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 147 | Kaufman, TX | 1.6 | 0 pts |
| 147 | Leon Valley, TX | 1.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 147 | Red Oak, TX | 1.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 150 | Friendswood, TX | 1.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 150 | Grand Prairie, TX | 1.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 152 | Gainesville, TX | 1.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 152 | Pearland, TX | 1.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 154 | Baytown, TX | 1.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 155 | Sweetwater, TX | 1.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 155 | White Settlement, TX | 1.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 157 | Seguin, TX | 1.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 158 | Heath, TX | 1.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 158 | Palmview, TX | 1.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 160 | Hutto, TX | 1.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 160 | Mansfield, TX | 1.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 160 | Victoria, TX | 1.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 163 | Euless, TX | 1.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 164 | Deer Park, TX | 1.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 164 | Mission, TX | 1.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 166 | Mineral Wells, TX | 1.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 167 | Weslaco, TX | 1.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 168 | League City, TX | 1.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 169 | Tyler, TX | 1.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 170 | Athens, TX | 1.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 171 | Sulphur Springs, TX | 1.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 172 | Beaumont, TX | 1.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 172 | Manor, TX | 1.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 174 | Highland Village, TX | 1.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 175 | Kilgore, TX | 1.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 176 | Colleyville, TX | 1.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 176 | Eagle Pass, TX | 1.3 | +1 pts |
| 178 | Tomball, TX | 1.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 179 | Balch Springs, TX | 1.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 179 | Henderson, TX | 1.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 179 | Manvel, TX | 1.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 182 | Kerrville, TX | 1.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 183 | Alice, TX | 1.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 183 | Fate, TX | 1.1 | 0 pts |
| 185 | Town of Pecos, TX | 1.1 | -1 pts |
| 185 | Weatherford, TX | 1.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 187 | Garland, TX | 1.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 187 | Sachse, TX | 1.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 189 | DeSoto, TX | 1.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 190 | Kennedale, TX | 1 | +0.2 pts |
| 191 | Duncanville, TX | 1 | +0.5 pts |
| 191 | Hewitt, TX | 1 | -1.3 pts |
| 193 | Murphy, TX | 1 | +0.4 pts |
| 194 | Horizon City, TX | 1 | -0 pts |
| 195 | West University Place, TX | 1 | -0 pts |
| 196 | Harlingen, TX | 1 | +0.4 pts |
| 197 | Andrews, TX | 0.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 197 | Port Arthur, TX | 0.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 197 | Rockport, TX | 0.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 200 | Mesquite, TX | 0.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 201 | Brownwood, TX | 0.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 202 | Seagoville, TX | 0.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 203 | Palestine, TX | 0.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 203 | San Elizario, TX | 0.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 205 | Corsicana, TX | 0.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 205 | Snyder, TX | 0.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 207 | Donna, TX | 0.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 208 | Celina, TX | 0.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 209 | Ennis, TX | 0.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 209 | Fulshear, TX | 0.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 211 | McAllen, TX | 0.8 | -0 pts |
| 211 | Pleasanton, TX | 0.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 213 | Brownsville, TX | 0.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 213 | Rio Grande City, TX | 0.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 215 | Liberty Hill, TX | 0.8 | -0 pts |
| 216 | Borger, TX | 0.8 | 0 pts |
| 217 | Haltom City, TX | 0.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 218 | Northlake, TX | 0.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 218 | Santa Fe, TX | 0.7 | 0 pts |
| 220 | Hurst, TX | 0.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 221 | Plainview, TX | 0.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 222 | Jacksonville, TX | 0.7 | -0 pts |
| 223 | Terrell, TX | 0.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 224 | Mount Pleasant, TX | 0.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 225 | Beeville, TX | 0.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 225 | Pasadena, TX | 0.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 227 | Crowley, TX | 0.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 227 | Pharr, TX | 0.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 229 | Josephine, TX | 0.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 229 | San Juan, TX | 0.6 | 0 pts |
| 231 | Seabrook, TX | 0.6 | -3.2 pts |
| 232 | El Campo, TX | 0.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 233 | South Houston, TX | 0.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 234 | Lockhart, TX | 0.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 235 | Raymondville, TX | 0.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 236 | Socorro, TX | 0.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 237 | Edinburg, TX | 0.4 | 0 pts |
| 238 | Levelland, TX | 0.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 239 | Cleburne, TX | 0.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 240 | Laredo, TX | 0.3 | 0 pts |
| 240 | Port Neches, TX | 0.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 242 | Iowa Colony, TX | 0.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 243 | Dumas, TX | 0.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 244 | Hidalgo, TX | 0.3 | 0 pts |
| 245 | Hereford, TX | 0.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 246 | Port Lavaca, TX | 0.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 247 | Mercedes, TX | 0.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 247 | San Benito, TX | 0.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 249 | Lancaster, TX | 0.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 250 | Bellmead, TX | 0.2 | +0.1 pts |
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About this ranking
People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Texas by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Texas by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/texas-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Texas by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023}},
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Questions
Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?
Copperas Cove, TX, with 7.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?
Robstown, TX, with 0% in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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